Believe, Belong, Become Unfortunately we are still not in a position to share dates for the year. We shall do so as soon as we are confident that events can take place. We are looking into alternative ideas for certain events in order that the children do not miss out. New items are in red. Term 2 November 2020 COMING UP… DATE Time Event MON 30TH NOV 9.00am New Intake Meeting for Reception 2021—Virtual meeting. Sign up by clicking here. Dates to THURS 3RDRemem- DEC All day Flu Vaccinations ber: Term 2 FRI 4TH DEC Cancelled Unfortunately due to the Lockdown this visit is currently cancelled. New Intake 2019 – Parent visit 11TH DEC All day Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children 16TH DEC Lunchtime Christmas Dinner – All orders must be received by Dolce by 9th December 2020 17TH DEC All day Christmas Parties – please see further information on the Christmas update. FRI 18TH DEC 3.30pm Break Up Term 3 15th January 2021 Closing date for New Intake Applications for September 2021 INSET DAYS Monday 4th January 2021 Thursday 1st April 2021 Monday 7th June 2021 This year’s term dates are also shown below. Term Starts Ends Term 2 Monday 2 November 2020 Friday 18 December 2020 Term 3 Monday 4 January 2021 Friday 12 February 2021 Term 4 Monday 22 February 2021 Thursday 1 April 2021 Term 5 Monday 19 April 2021 Friday 28 May 2021 Term 6 Monday 7 June 2021 Wednesday 21 July 2021 Taken from Hebrews 10:24-25 ‘And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds’ ISSUE 6 27TH NOVEMBER 2020 Frenchay C 0f E Primary School Newsletter Message from the Head Teacher The term seems to be flying by and I know for many of us our thoughts are turning to the Christmas period ahead. On the following page of the newsletter there is further information about what we can, and un- fortunately cannot do over the coming weeks. With the festive period approaching and the announcement of the new tiers once lockdown ends, I feel it is important to again reiterate requests for caution and safety with regards to COVID_19. Please ensure masks are worn on site, drop off and collection is swift and that you are all socially distanced from each other, children and staff. Messages for staff should be emailed rather than verbally shared at doorways where possible. Please keep the entrance areas onto the site clear so others can get through safely. I am sure you are all aware of the high levels of cases that are impacting on Frenchay in particular com- pared to the rest of the local authority. With this being the case and the placement of both Bristol and South Glos into tier 3 on Thursday I am requesting your support in keeping everyone COVID free for the fes- tive period. Staff have done an amazing job to keep bubbles separate, clean areas before and after use etc. and the results of this have been borne out by the fact that, as yet, we have had no confirmed cases. Children and parents have also played a valuable part in making this possible. Many of us are now hoping to be spending the festive season with loved ones who are vulnerable. We want to ensure that all of our community are infection free in order to enjoy a well earned break. Children in Need I am sure you all enjoyed watching our very own Jeremia on DIY SOS for Children in Need the other week. He has also featured on the Children in Need song which is amazing. We are all very proud of you Jeremia. Thank you to everyone who has donated to the wonderful charity. Our Just Giving Page has received an unbe- lievable £465 in donations, 186% of our intended total. We know this will go to many worthwhile projects to help those in need. Hello Yellow We have also raised £97 for the Young Minds Hello Yel- low fund raising from earlier this month. Thank you again to all those who have donated. Flu jab A reminder that on Thursday next week we shall be having the flu jabs. Staffing As shared with you on a previous newsletter our SENCO who is on secondment will be leaving to begin a new role at the end of this term. I am delighted to announce that we have appointed Mrs Gemma Morris to replace Mrs Knight in this role. Mrs Morris will be working with us for one morning a week as Mrs Knight has done. Mrs Morris has a wealth of experience and is really excited to be joining us. She has a passion for working with children with SEN and we know we have much to gain from working with her. Believe, Belong, Become Frenchay Primary Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FrenchayPrimarySchool/ Frenchay Primary PTA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FrenchaySchoolPTA/ School Website http://www.frenchayprimary.co.uk/ Colours of the Newsletter: Our Newsletter changes colour with the Christian Calendar. As it is the period of Christ the King time the colour is white or gold. Believe, Belong, Become Christmas Plans at Frenchay This year is obviously going to be very different for us all during the festive season. Unfortunately there are events and activities that are not going to be possible this year with the COVID_19 restrictions. This includes the children giving out Christmas cards, the PTA Christmas Fair and them providing presents to the children from Father Christ- mas. Father Christmas himself will also not be able to visit school this year as he is going to keep himself safe in the North Pole until the big day! However there is still lots of fun to be had and we are working hard to try to make as many other activities as pos- sible work. Please see below for more information: Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Save the children is on 11th December. Please all wear your sparkly jumpers and don your reindeer antlers for this fun day. Christmas Dinner 16th December. There will be a Dolce Christmas Dinner. It is ESSENTIAL that all dinners are or- dered online through Dolce BY 9th DECEMBER. Any orders made after this point will not be possible due to the limitations for Dolce. Christmas Party There will be a Christmas party for the children on Thursday 17th December. These will be in bub- bles/ classes with party games and everyone enjoying some party food. We would ask that this year, all children come into school with a small plastic food container (or sandwich box) with their own portion of party food for them to enjoy. Food will not be shared as in previous years. Unfortunately the usual children’s entertainer provid- ed by the PTA will not be possible but there will be games and activities to enjoy the festive season. Children can wear party clothes for this day. Please remember our Allergy Policy when selecting food for the party. No nuts are allowed and please avoid any food containing egg products. There are many biscuits that contain egg so please check the label carefully. Nativity We are working hard to try an alternative Nativity for everyone to enjoy this year. Children in Unicorn, Gruffalo and those in year 2 in Griffin will be performing the Christmas story in a series of scenes which will be rec- orded and shared via a google link. This can then be shared with grandparents and friends for all to enjoy. We would like your permission to film your child in these scenes for sharing in this way. Without permission your child will not be on camera as part of the performance. It is therefore essential that all parents from reception to year 2 complete the form accessed here expressing whether you give consent or not by Wednesday 2nd December. Panto The annual Panto trip will not go ahead but we have organised a virtual panto which can be enjoyed by all classes in their bubbles. This is a performance of ‘Covidella and the Masked Ball’! Something different to make this season even more memorable! Open the Book normally lead our worships every other week in school. As they are unable to visit at present they have been practising their own virtual version of the nativity which will be shared with us in each bubble. It is a lovely way for them to still be part of the school and for the children to see their worships which they thoroughly enjoy. Taken from Hebrews 10:24-25 ‘And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds’ Believe, Belong, Become Learning in Phoenix Class In Phoenix class we have been going Egyptian crazy recently! We have been learning all about Ancient Egypt and all the amazing things that they invented that we still use today. We have been creating our own Shadufs which the Egyptians used (and still use today) to extract water from the Nile into the surrounding fields. We have also been making our own canopic jars using clay and paper mâché. I would like to say a huge thank you to all the children in Phoenix class for always being positive and giving 100% in every lesson - as parents you should be proud! Worship This week I have been lucky enough to work with more children in class and welcoming those who are new to the school . They have placed their pebble in the koinonia bowl and we have had some heart warming discussions about what this means to us and how it impacts on the strength of our community.